DuckTales is back - Wooooo!

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DuckTales is back - Wooooo!

Postby Henry Spencer » Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:51 pm

WayForward are develping a remake of the original DuckTales game from the days of yore (NES).

Originally released in 1989 on the Nintendo Entertainment System, DuckTales was widely acknowledged as one of that generation's seminal platform titles. Taking its cue from the Disney cartoon series of the same name, DuckTales Remastered follows the adventures of Scrooge McDuck as he explores differently themed worlds to collect their treasures and become the world's richest duck.

DuckTales Remastered has seen the development team take the levels and layout from the original 1989 release as a foundation before expanding upon them to significantly enhance the gameplay experience but where this update truly impresses is its graphics and sound. All of the visuals from the 8-bit game have been beautifully re-created as hand-drawn and animated sprites, across a backdrop of luscious, re-envisioned level backgrounds. Furthermore, original Disney Character Voices talent, including some from the cartoon TV series, bring in-game characters to life with charm and wit, while the classic melodies of the original soundtrack are given a modern twist.

Further additions to the original include an all new tutorial level where players can get familiar with the iconic pogo jump and cane swing; while Scrooge McDuck's Museum allows players to track all their stats and compare their progress with others via global leaderboards.

A Disney Interactive licensed property, DuckTales Remastered is being developed for Capcom by WayForward and is scheduled for release digitally on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii U™ this summer.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPaBBE_elTc[/youtube]

Just had a wave of nostalgia wash over me and it tastes real good.

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Re: DuckTales is back - Wooooo!

Postby Bluecast » Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:56 pm

Never played the NES game but anything Wayforward does is pure gold. Wayforward is like those companies we loved so much as a kid in modern times.....like Capcom
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Re: DuckTales is back - Wooooo!

Postby Henry Spencer » Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:57 pm

I never played the NES game either, just seeing DuckTales again is just really great. They're even getting the old voice actor back to play Scrooge McDuck (he's like 90 years old now too).

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Postby Sonikku » Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:08 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqyD8E1QATs[/youtube]

Love ducktales! :D I played that game to death when I was a kid.
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Postby OL » Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:11 pm

The most interesting thing about this to me is that, along with the Dungeons & Dragons arcade games, it seems like Capcom is becoming much more willing to re-release/revisit old licensed classics.
It's just a blind bit of hope, but I'm suddenly hankering for a re-release of the old Cadillacs & Dinosaurs and Punisher beat-em-ups. Feels like a slightly more reasonable hope to have now.

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Re: DuckTales is back - Wooooo!

Postby Henry Spencer » Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:19 pm

^I know, right? They're delving into the dungeon and plucking out them old IPs, I just wish other Japanese companies like SEGA and Konami did the same thing. Konami sort of have, I guess, SEGA haven't really though, should I say, haven't enough [or choosing some odd titles to update/re-release].
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Postby Kenny » Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:57 pm

LMAO @ Tim Schafer's quote.

It looks good, I never played the platformer though. I always played the DOS game when I was younger.

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Postby Segata Sanshiro Jr. » Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:07 pm

The low key stuff Capcom is putting out is great.

if its on PSN/SBL theres a good chance its great, if its not getting a ton of marketing (like Dragon's Dogma) theres a chance it'll be great, but their superhyped stuff has been terrible or ok.
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Postby TwiceFriedRice » Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:14 pm

Don't you mean Woohoo? ;-)

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Postby RyoHazuki84 » Sat Mar 23, 2013 6:40 pm

I hope they keep the moon theme.

And I hope they also remaster Chip n Dale and Darkwing Duck
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Postby Bluecast » Sat Mar 23, 2013 6:45 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn72sqPP5gM[/youtube]
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Postby Stocke » Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:34 pm

Whoever made that announcement trailer did an amazing job. I've never played the original DuckTales on the NES and I'm still excited.
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Postby Deta » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:24 pm

This was one of the games I played a lot when I was young!
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Re: DuckTales is back - Wooooo!

Postby Strikeout » Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:53 am

ye in a way it is cool, but.... i don't know how to think about all those remastered games...... we need more creativity.
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Re: DuckTales is back - Wooooo!

Postby Bluecast » Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:05 pm

Strikeout wrote: ye in a way it is cool, but.... i don't know how to think about all those remastered games...... we need more creativity.

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